No edit summary |
(→Teams) Tag: Visual edit |
||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball''}} |
||
{{Head |
{{Head |
||
| type = Game |
| type = Game |
||
| Line 4: | Line 5: | ||
| speaker = |
| speaker = |
||
| stub = x |
| stub = x |
||
| − | | class = |
+ | | class = C |
}} |
}} |
||
{{Infobox CVG |
{{Infobox CVG |
||
| − | | |
+ | | name = ''Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball'' |
| − | |image = [[File:KenGriffeyJrBaeball.jpg| |
+ | | image = [[File:KenGriffeyJrBaeball.jpg|230px]] |
| − | |developer = [[Software Creations]] |
+ | | developer = [[Software Creations]] |
| − | |publisher = [[Nintendo]] |
+ | | publisher = [[Nintendo]] |
| system1 = Super Nintendo |
| system1 = Super Nintendo |
||
| system1NA = March [[1994]] |
| system1NA = March [[1994]] |
||
| Line 17: | Line 18: | ||
| system2EU = [[1997]] |
| system2EU = [[1997]] |
||
| genre = Sports |
| genre = Sports |
||
| − | |modes = Single |
+ | | modes = Single-player |
| rating = x |
| rating = x |
||
| ESRB = K-A |
| ESRB = K-A |
||
| − | | Fix = a |
+ | | Fix = a |
| + | }} |
||
| ⚫ | '''''Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball''''' is an [[SNES]] and [[Game Boy]] video game whose star athlete is, as the name implies, Ken Griffey |
||
| ⚫ | '''''Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball''''' is an [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] and [[Game Boy]] video game whose star athlete is, as the name implies, [[wikipedia:Ken Griffey Jr.|Ken Griffey Jr.]], a baseball player for the [[Seattle Mariners]]. While it does include real life teams and their stadiums, it doesn't include names of real players, rather the names are usually based on famous people. |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| − | As aforementioned, all of the U.S. baseball teams are featured in this game, though the real players' names aren't. Some have thought that the Seattle Mariners are better than the other teams, and this is more than likely true seeing that not only the cover athlete is a member of the team, but Nintendo of America is located right next to Seattle, too. |
||
| − | == |
+ | ==Features== |
| ⚫ | |||
| − | Besides the codes listed below, the Game Genie device also features more of them that will surely help you out. |
||
| + | As aforementioned, all of the U.S. baseball teams are featured in this game, though the real players' names aren't. Each teams has fictional names based on a certain theme. For instance, the [[wikipedia:Cleveland Indians|Cleveland Indians]] have famous actresses and glamour girls on their team while the Seattle Mariners use Nintendo of America employees' names besides Ken Griffey. |
||
| + | ===Cheat codes=== |
||
*To '''play as Ken Griffey, Jr. in the Home Run Derby''', press and hold down the R button while selecting a character in the aforementioned mode. |
*To '''play as Ken Griffey, Jr. in the Home Run Derby''', press and hold down the R button while selecting a character in the aforementioned mode. |
||
| − | *To '''view the credits''', |
+ | *To '''view the credits''', press B, A, Down, B, Up, B, B, and A at the title screen. |
| + | |||
| + | ===''GB'' Version=== |
||
| + | The game was scaled down tremendously to work on the Game Boy though it worked similar to the rest of the series. Since it was released in 1997, it had the 1996 roster instead. The game occasionally had slowdown too and there was only one stadium to conserve space. The game had [[Super Game Boy]] features as well. It also had a license from not only [[Major League Baseball]], but also the [[wikipedia:Major League Baseball Player's Association|Major League Baseball Association]]. Meaning that real MLB players' names were legally used for the ''GB'' version. Unlike the SNES version where it was developed by Software Creations, Nintendo developed the Game Boy version. |
||
| + | |||
| + | ==Reception== |
||
| + | The SNES game was a pretty major success, selling over 1.2 million copies. |
||
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
||
| Line 42: | Line 50: | ||
[[Category:Baseball games]] |
[[Category:Baseball games]] |
||
[[Category:Sports games]] |
[[Category:Sports games]] |
||
| − | [[Category: |
+ | [[Category:Ken Griffey Jr. games]] |
| + | [[Category:Software Creations games]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Major League Baseball games]] |
||
Revision as of 01:43, 31 March 2020
|
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball is an SNES and Game Boy video game whose star athlete is, as the name implies, Ken Griffey Jr., a baseball player for the Seattle Mariners. While it does include real life teams and their stadiums, it doesn't include names of real players, rather the names are usually based on famous people.
Features
Teams
As aforementioned, all of the U.S. baseball teams are featured in this game, though the real players' names aren't. Each teams has fictional names based on a certain theme. For instance, the Cleveland Indians have famous actresses and glamour girls on their team while the Seattle Mariners use Nintendo of America employees' names besides Ken Griffey.
Cheat codes
- To play as Ken Griffey, Jr. in the Home Run Derby, press and hold down the R button while selecting a character in the aforementioned mode.
- To view the credits, press B, A, Down, B, Up, B, B, and A at the title screen.
GB Version
The game was scaled down tremendously to work on the Game Boy though it worked similar to the rest of the series. Since it was released in 1997, it had the 1996 roster instead. The game occasionally had slowdown too and there was only one stadium to conserve space. The game had Super Game Boy features as well. It also had a license from not only Major League Baseball, but also the Major League Baseball Association. Meaning that real MLB players' names were legally used for the GB version. Unlike the SNES version where it was developed by Software Creations, Nintendo developed the Game Boy version.
Reception
The SNES game was a pretty major success, selling over 1.2 million copies.
Trivia
- The game was featured on the cover of Nintendo Power V59.